Life after... week 1

[SteffHazlehurst]

Hi, I only just found the forums when I finished the programme, so please excuse me for just leaping in with my post-C25k reflections...

Graduated with a 5k parkrun kind of thing, didn't register a time cos I was too shy to stick to my guns and actually walk my warm up, so I jogged during the countdown, but I did do the distance, and ran for a bit more than 30 minutes.

Good, so what next? First run of the week on my normal route, but being sure to clock the full 5k - which required a hilltop finish (it's a small hill, but it still hurts to finish on - I'd spent the last three weeks moving my turn beyond halfway so I didn't have to deal with it). And kms 3-5 were exactly the same pace as each other - pretty happy with that one

Friday evening, trying out the dead straight dead flat road - boring as anything, apart from the challenge of staring down the bullocks to see who's going to shift first - but with a long sprint finish, clocked 32 min dead, which was my target - happy again

Also this road has flood marker posts which I can use for gaps when I get onto interval training (since we don't have lampposts round here!)

Sunday morning trailrun, weather looked good and I figured out my warm up walk - but a bit of a hot flush thing halfway set me back a little bit - first time the hormones have interfered with a run. Bit irritated, but I did figure from Strava that *everyone* goes slower on the third km, where the terrain changes, so I mustn't kick myself.

After all, I've just done 5km three times in a week... which seemed quite unlikely a couple of months ago. Question is whether I'm going to keep it up, and how...?

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Blimey, impressive stuff! I’m into my third postgrad week and I’ve yet to do 5k once!

[Razouski]

Congratulations on completing the programme and doing so well with your first week of postgrad runs. It sounds like you're really enjoying the running, so do keep it up.

Oooh and welcome to the forum, it's great place to share your runs with likeminded people and it can be quite motivating, especially if you have a run that doesn't go to well, if if your mojo goes a.w.o.l. (several of us have had missing mojo reports out).

You can always use the search box in the top right hand corner to look up specific things to see if anyone else has previously posted about them.

Happy running.

[Trance-Runner]

Awesome work Steffen, sounds like you have some fun places to run. I'm doing all my running in park, avoiding roads and instead getting into the nature vibe. Not planning to enter 5k race, just want to do 5k in 30 mins.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum.

This guide to post C25K running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Keep running keep smiling.

[Sharronmarie1518]

Keep going.I did the graduation Park run,then Race for Life next day and thought I couldnt do 3 miles again,but I went to our Tuesday group Verwood Runners and ran 3 miles.It was hard aa hadnt recovered propely but ive defiantly got the bug.If youre not part of a group try joining one or choose another run to take part in.Good luck